Candy Evans
Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.
Yeah, as slim and skinny as your turkey carcass is right about now. And the decision could affect Airbnb properties all over the state, which could mean those holiday guests stay with YOU! The 4th Court of Appeals in San Antonio has ruled in favor of a San Antonio homeowners association screaming that a…
There’s no place like home for the holidays. This is particularly true when it’s a gorgeous country home, like these five properties from Ebby Halliday Realtors. These houses define luxury living in North Texas, with high-end amenities, beautiful outdoor spaces, and a true country setting that will make your holidays this year one for the…
Let’s say you are going to put your home on the market. You want to know what to list it for, so your realtor suggests getting an appraisal. Good deal. The appraiser comes over, measures for square footage, notes the type of floor coverings and windows, asks about updates. Then he or she takes a…
The Wall Street Journal’s take on the Dallas Police and Fire pension crisis was way more accurate than what the New York Times ran. The Times blamed the fund’s real estate assets too much. They are peripheral: Retirement systems around the country are wrestling with how much risk to take as they try to fill…
Watchdog.org is a great site to read (and subscribe to) for nitty gritty (gritty) fiscal news. Doing a little search, back in 2011, Watchdog ran this headline: Pension reformers warn of looming breaking point, cite governments’ ‘actuarial bullshit’ That was when legislators in tiny Rhode island voted overwhelmingly to remove pension benefits from all its employees…
